Life since his World Cup exploits has not been easy for Modric as Madrid struggled under the guidance of Julen Lopetegui.

The former Spain boss was sacked after 14 games in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu, with Santiago Solari confirmed as his permanent replacement after winning four games out of four while in temporary charge.

"Since Solari came, we started well," Modric added. "You can see in these four games, he arrival has been very good and hopefully we will continue like this.

"I feel better day by day, I came back very soon after the World Cup and without pre-season it was normal for me to come back, I feel physically better in the last few matches."